湖北省荆州市沙市中学2024-2025学年高二下学期5月月考英语试题英语湖北沙市中学高二5月考试英语试卷（排）

12024—2025学年度下学期2023级5月月考英语试卷命题人：刘蓉李明慧审题人：刘蓉第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。5．Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespe选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。C．Shehurriestotake215．Whatdoesthewomanspeakerthinkoftheman’sdecisions?20．Whatisa-requirementforJungleJimRollercoasterriders?第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（ATheWhartonGlobalHighSchoo(模拟)forhighschoolstudents(9thto12thgrade)andteachers.Studentsworkinteamsoffourtoseguidedbyateacherastheiradvisor.Together,theylearnaboutteamwork,communication,risk,companiesandindustryanalysisandmanyotherimportantaspectsofinvesting.TeamsexamineabriefcasestudyfeaturingapotentialclientandaretaskedwithworkingcloselytoWhartonInvestmentSimulator(WInS),whichallowsthemtosimulatestocktrading,studentsdevelopaninvestmentstrategy,analyzesectorsandcompanies,andbuildaportfolio(投资组合)virtualcashprovidedbyWInSoverthecourseof10weeks.Winnersareselectedonthestrengthoftheirteamstrategies,notonthegrowthoftheirportfolios.Finalreportsarereviewedbyateamofjudges,whoselect50semi-finalistteams.Thoseteainvitedtopresenttheirstrategiestoapanelofexpertjudgesatthevirtualsemifinalfromthesemifinalsmoveontothefinalofthecompetition,theGlobalFinale,atWhartoninPhiladelphia.Onceadvisorsregisterforthecompetition,theywillreceiveaconfirmatosetuptheirstudentteamaccountupnolaterthanSeptember20,2023.Inordertocompletetheregistrationform,advisorswillneedto:lChoosetheusernameandpasswordfortheiradvisoraccounts.lProvidetheirschool-issuedemailaddress,aswellasaback-upemailaddrecommunicationswillbesen321．What’sthefunctionofWInS?A．Offeringvirtualcash.C．Makingpeoplewinbusiness.D．Understandingc22．WhatcanweknowabA．AboutfiftyteamscanC．It’sthehighestlevelofthecompetition.D．Allfinalreports23．Whatshouldadvisorsdoafterregisteringforthecompetition?A．Sendaconfirmationemailtojudges.B．GuidestudentstocD．BuildthestudentteamaccountsonthespecifBstronglywhenI’mworriedaboutmyhealthormydaughter’shealth.Ifeelanunusualsensationandallofenotlimitedtohealthconcerfanxietyaboutthefutureoftheworld,worriesaboutmyfinances,andfearsthatI’mnotgoodenough.Letmegobackafewdecades,backtowhenanxietlovedart.IdrewandIcoloredbecausethat’swhatIenjoyed.IwenttocollegetobecomeanartWhenIfinishedschoolinMayof2001,Ihadapart-timedesignjob,andaftertheeventofSeptember11th,2001,IknewIneededtotravel,togetoutowhenmycreativepracticesfellbythewayside.Luckily,afterthebirthofmydaughterin2014,thedesiretocreatecameback.Atfirst,Iwasusingatinycornerofabedroominourrentalhousetopaint.Eventuallyweboughtahouse,andIhadthespacetospreadout,readytopaintwhenevertheurgestruck.That’swhenIstartednoticingsomethingotherpractices(deepbreathing,etc)didnot,atleastknowwhattodo.Iheadintomystudio,grabsomematerials,andstartcreatingaregoneandinsteadmymindisquiIthinkthereasonwhypaintingissohelpfulforhavetobeworryingaboutthefutureandwhatitholds.WhenI’mdoinganactivitythatrequirconcentration,Ihavetobeinthemoment.Itdoesn’tmatterifyou’reartistic.Theonlythingthatmattersisfindingawaytobehere,inthenow,insteadofintheunknowablefuture.24．Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthorinparagraph1?25．WhydidtheauthorgiveuA．Becauseherdaughterwasborn.26．Howdoespaintingeasetheauthor’sfearA．Colorsofpaintingcalmherdown.C．PaintingisaverycreativeactA．WhatisimportantistoB．AnxietymaybebeneficialtolifeattiD．Paintingisthebestwaytoeasepeople’smind.CYourgenesareinheritedfromparentsandance4evolvewithenvironmentsaroundus.Muchofthisisencodedasnaturalinstinct.Whenababyisborn,itneedn’tbetaughthowtobreatheorcry—thisishard-wiredintoourDNA.Weknowthatwhentiredweneedtosleepandwweneedtoeat.Thesamegoesforstepswithlittleguidancefromitsparent,allfrominstinct.Aswellasourbasicinstincts,ourgeneticscancarrymorecomplexabilities,knowledgeandreflexes(反应能力).Findingshavealsohintedthatourfacialexpressionscouldbehard-wiredbehaviors.Babiesstarttosmileataroundtwo—again,thisisn’texpressionsofpeoplearound,it’shardtotestiftheyconnectemotiontothefacest2019studyshowedthatathleteswhohadbeenbornblindmadetexpressionswhenlosingasathleteswithsight,suggestingthatfacialexpressionsmaynotbelearntfromwatchingothers.Whilegeneticsplayapart,infantsarealsoheavilyinfluencedduringtheirtimeinthewomb(子宫).Motherswhoeatstrong-tastingfoodssuchasgarliccanaffectchildren’stastebufeeding,asthemother’smilkwillcarrythesameflavorsexperiencedinthsamplingincreasestheirchancesofsurvival.Generationalmemorycouldalsoexplainwhycertainpeoplearenaturallygiftedinareasorsport.Actually,theexistenceofitishardtoprove,schangebehaviourandpersonality,especiallywithyoungminds,whichareeasilydeveloped.However,thetheoryisstartingtobetakenmoreseriously,andstudiesinvolvingshort-generanematodeworms(线虫)aremakingsignificantbreakthroughs.Wemaysoonhaveundeniableproofthatourgeneticspassdownmorethanwethink.28．Whichofthefollowingbehaviorishard-wiredintoourgenes?A．Havingmealsduetohunger.C．Learningtowalkattwoyearsold.D．Rec29．WhatdoestheauthorA．Facialexpressionsmayhaveageneticbasis.B．Blindathletescan’texpressemotionseffectiveC．BabieslearnfacialexpressionsfromtheirpaD．Emotionalresponsesaretotallyshapedbyenvironmen30．Whatdoesparagraph4mainlyA．TherolegeneticsplayinbabB．Infants’adaptabilitytofoodflavorsinthC．Significanceoftasteandsmellininfants’growtD．Impactofpregnantmothers’dietsonbabies’tastepreferences.31．WhatcanweknowaboutgenerationalmeA．Itpowerfullyexplainspeopbeenprovenbyexistingevidence.C．Environmentalfactorsdenyitsexistence.D．PromisingscientificstudiesshowDPeoplearegenerallybadatproducingrandomactions,butnowitseemsthatwearuniquelybadinourownway.5Tounderstandifthisfailureatrandomnessvariesacrossindividuals,TalBogeratJohnsHopkinschooseoneofnineboxesdisplayedinathree-by-threegrid(网格).Foreachtask,theparticipantshadtomakeatotalof250randomchoices.f“Thissuggeststhatourmindscontainaprocessofrandomnessgenerationwhichwetapintowhenproducing‘random’sequences,”saysChristopherBenwellinScstableovertimeandtasks,ifweknowsomeone’srandomdecisionsatonepointintime,wemaybeabletopredicttheir‘random’decisionsinthefuture.”Benwellpointsoutthiscouldhavesignificanteffects,bothintermsoftryingtopredicthowpeoplereactinareassuchasgametheory,andinthesmalldepotentiallymakehuman-generatedpasswords,dataencryption(加密)and/orexplorationpatternsmorepredictablethanwewouldhope,”hesays.“Itisimportantforustobeawareofthissothatwecanavoidbeingpredictablewhenwedon’twanttobe.”32．Whatisacommonchallengepeoplefacewhenproducingrandomactions?B．TheyfailtogenerateatrC．TheyoftenforgettheirpreviousrandomdeD．Theyhavealimitedrangeofchoiceswithoutproperguidance.A．Randomdecisionsseemtobepredictable.B．Aperson’srandomchoicesvarywiththeiC．PeoplebehavethesD．Acomputationalmodelcanchangepeople’schoices.34．WhatdoBenwell’A．Human-generatedpasswordsaremB．WecouldbespiedonthroC．Randomdecisionscouldimprovetheaccuracyofdata.D．Randomnessisaffectedbysomedetailsofoureverydayl35．WhatdoesthetextmaiA．Psychologists’methodsofstudyingrandomnessgeneration.B．Thestabilityoftherandomnessgenerationprocessovertime.C．People’sdifficultyinmakingrandomactionsanditsinfluenD．Thereasonswhypeoplefailtoproducetrulyrandomoutcomes.阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选Fewofuscanresistsharingabitofchit-chataboutotherpeople—accordingtotheexperts,60%ofadultconversationsareaboutsomeonewhoisn’tthere.36._____Gossipingisasimplewaytoconnectwithot6ultimatebindingtool.“It’sgreattodemonstratecommonvaluesandsenseofhuworriesandseeksupport,”sayscounsellorChloeWar37._____“Humanshaveaninnatehelpspeoplebond,entertainthemselves,releaseemotionsandmaintainsobuildsasenseofbelonging.StressreliefFeellikeaweighthasbeenliftedoffyourshoulderfrustrationthatcausedyoutogossipinthefirstplacehasbeenreleased,”Gossipingwithsomeoneandventingyourannoyances—evenforjustfiveminutesaday—canhelptoreducestresslevelsbyincreasinglevelsofoxytocin(thelovehormone)andreducinghormone).Itmayseemunreasonable,butgossipingcansometimesimproveyourfeelingsofemallowpeopletounderstandadifficultpersonalsituationthatanotherisfacing,”explainsChloe.39._____Typically,tostopyourgossipgettingoutofcontrolorkeepitpositive,noteifyourchatterturnsintobackstabbingandhurtfulremarksandhowitmakesyoufeel.40._____Moreovpersonorrelationship,askyourfellowgossipertolistenandhelpyouapproachthesituationdifferently.B．DesiringawayforC．ItalsostrengthensperD．Ifso,talkpeopleupbehindtheirbacksinstead.E．Thus,expertsofferthF．ButnowscienceshowsbenefitsinthisguiltypleG．Andothers’positivestoriescaninspireyourprogress,第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15Theeconomywasworsening.Myparentswereforcedtoliveon41,whichiscommonlyreftoaswelfaretoday.AfewdaysbeforeChristmas,Ilookedoutofakitchenwindowtoseemyfathersittingontheporch,42,withtearsinhiseyes.Themailmanwas43ourbuildinMyfathersaidthathehaduseduphisfoodvouchers(食品券)andthattherentwasWorksProgressAdministrationhehadtriedto45asalaborer,buthewasn’taverystrongman,andtheworkhadbeen46forhim.Havingseennewspaperpicturesofpeoplebeingleftonthestreetwithalltheirbelongings,Iwas47.ithouthesitation,themailmantook$50fromhiswadexpressed49astowhenhe’dbeabletorepaythemailman.Themailman,placinganarmaroundmyfather’sshoulders,50thatitwasn’tnecessaryforhimtoNoticingmewatchingthroughthewindow,themailman52,“Isaac,thingswillnotbethiswayforever.Therewillbetimesinthefuturewhensomeoneneedsyourhelp.Thiswillbemypayback.MerryChristmas.”Fortherestofhislife,myfathmybestto55inm7阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。March14isrightaroundthecorner,andmathlearnersknow____56____thatmeansholidayhonoringoneofmath’smostfamousconstants(常量):pi.Thenumberpi,orπ,isequaltothecircumference(圆周长)ofacircle____57____(divide)bythecircle’sdiameter(直径).Thatcomesouttoabout3.14159.Thisistrueforcirclesofallsizes,from____58____(penny)topizzastoplanets.Pi’svalueisoftenroundedto3.14.That’swhyPiDay____59____(celebrate)onMarc3.14daysisnicknamed“PiEarth.”Buttheexactvalueofpiis____60____(actual)impossibletowriteout.Lastyear,a____(power)computercalculatedpitorecord-breaking62.8trillion(万亿)figures.Andin2005,one23-year-oldusedclevermentaltrickstorecitenearly68,000ofthosefiguresfrommemory.Noone,though,willevergetto____62____endofpi.Historiansaren’tsurewhenpeoplefirst____63___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